Technomaly

Texas Town Installs Massive Battery Backup

Only one electric connection exists between the West Texas town of Presidio and the US national power grid – it was created back in 1948, and frequently fails, throwing the whole town into darkness. Well, Presidio found a fix that’s as epic as it is ingenious – buy a huge battery. The biggest in the United [...more]

Invented! The 20-Year Lithium Ion Battery

File this one under “the planet thanks you” – the Japanese research & development company Eamex says they’ve found a way to allow lithium ion batteries to be recharged up to ten thousand times over the span of twenty years. How? Some revolutionary new science involving “a stabilization process of the battery’s electrodes, which in-turn [...more]